妙
妙 — Exquisite
exquisite, strange, queer, mystery, miracle, excellent
On’yomiミョウ (myou)
On’yomiビョウ (byou)
Kun’yomiたえ (tae)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 妙
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 微妙 | びみょう bimyou | subtle; delicate; fine |
| 妙 | みょう myou | strange; weird; odd |
| 奇妙 | きみょう kimyou | strange; odd; peculiar |
| 巧妙 | こうみょう koumyou | ingenious; skillful; clever |
| 絶妙 | ぜつみょう zetsumyou | exquisite; superb; perfect |
| 軽妙 | けいみょう keimyou | light and easy; lambent; clever |
Study notes
妙 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1122 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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